We’re working on our clinics for this year to make sure you’ve got the best possible. Can’t wait for us to update this page? Check out last year’s clinics or follow the show on Twitter.
Refer to this page for all of the guitar, songwriting, non-technical, and performance clinics at the 2009 Show.

DAN LaVOIE – Come hear international harp guitarist Dan LaVoie, learn about its history, and maybe even get a chance to play a harp guitar yourself!

CHARLIE PEARLMAN – Guitar Finger-Picking

JERRY TOPINKA – Developing Mental Skills for Improvisation

MEDIA PANEL
What are the do’s and don’ts when it comes to getting your music listened to by radio stations and writers?
Jeff Raspe (90.5 The NIGHT)
Jared Migden (WRSU)
John Pfeiffer (The Aquarian/EC Rocker)
Jean Mikle (Asbury Park Press/app.com The Rhythm Room)
Rich Russo (WRXP/Anything Anything)
Mike Sauter (WYEP, Pittsburg, PA)

ATLANTIC ROOM (lower level)

12:00pm – 1:30pm: Publishing/Licensing/Placements w/ Brad Hunt & Toby Record
3:00 – 4:00: John Bernyk (Cigar Box Guitar making)

PETE WAGULA – Guitar Looping

CHRIS BUONO- Blues Progressions

You’ve had enough – the ol’ I-IV-V ain’t cuttin’ no mo’! You need some new blues progressions to rock with. Come join TrueFire super-artist and former Berklee professor Chris Buono as he digs into his bag of 23 totally cool blues progressions from his best-selling TrueFire course, Guitar Lab: Blues Progressions. Buono will walk you through a choice few progressions and their underlying concepts that include chord extensions and tensions; voice leading and alternate bar counts. If you’re looking for some new jams, this is your ticket.
All levels are welcome. Interactive course discs will be on sale.

CHRIS BUONO- Blues Soloing

So you’re looking to up your blues soloing skills, eh? Getting’ into some blues progressions beyond the I-IV-V that have a little more juice, you say? Perfect timing! Come join TrueFire super-artist and former Berklee professor Chris Buono as he hips you to some fresh blues soloing concepts from of his highly regarded TrueFire course, Guitar Lab: Blues Soloing. Blues Soloing is the follow-up course to Buono’s best-selling Guitar Lab: Blues Progressions course where he lays down 23 fresh progressions to dig into. Blues Soloing gets right down to it and shows you how to solo over those hip jams with game-changing soloing approaches including melodic voice leading, call & response, repetition and superimposition.  All levels are welcome. Interactive course discs will be on sale.